Audio CD review:
Gin Blossoms - Major Lodge Victory

Gin Blossoms - Major Lodge Victory

Band: Gin Blossoms Title: Major Lodge Victory Rating: Release Date: 08 August, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Learning The Hard Way 2: Come On Hard 3: Someday Soon 4: Heart Shaped Locket 5: The End Of The World 6: Long Time Gone 7: Super Girl 8: Let's Play Two 9: Curious Thing 10: Jet Black Sunrise 11: Fool For The Taking 12: California Sun

Editoral Review With the appearance of a greatest hits collection continuing to keep their songs alive, the band did a reunion show that led to a full fledged tour in 2002. After a string of hits across the first half of the nineties, the Gin Blossoms disbanded by the decade's end. Returning to the studio with a dozen new songs, Major Lodge Victory is their first new album in ten years. It's full of guitar hooks wedded to emotionally evocative lyrics ("I promise I won't hurt you anymore" "Mama said your life wouldn't be too easy, that's about the only thing she said at all"), most songs being by band founder Jesse Valenzuela. Robin Wilson's lightly vibratoed vocals have an evocative presence that call to mind Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield anyone?). The band manages to be at once crisp and powerful, occasionally finding grooves to settle into, but never straying far from the dramatic needs of each song. --David Greenberger .. You can see a complete list of all Gin Blossoms discography, or go back to the Gin Blossoms tabs